#1 Bala Kanda - Chapter 1

#3 Bala Kanda - Chapter 3

The deeds of Rama that will be described in the sacred poem.

#2 Bala Kanda - Chapter 2

Sage Valmiki creates the metrical form for the story.

#1 Bala Kanda - Chapter 1

Shri Narada relates to Valmiki the story of Rama.

#0 Ramayana Introduction

Rishi Valmiki gave expression to this unique experience, in Sanskrit verse, in the 24,000 slokas (48,000 lines) known as the Ramayana. The sloka is a specific metre which the poet himself discovered, as is told in a beautiful passage in the first book. The poem is divided into seven books (Kanda) of unequal length, which are summarized in the chapter.